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Digital Backpack

September 13, 2019

Bacon Band Handbook: A description of the Bacon Band, rules for accomplishing success, how to earn a grade is coming soon here!

Summer Reading Celebration: he celebration will take place in the LMC on Friday, September 20th during advisory. Any student who participated by reading one of the selected titles is invited to join us. The event will begin with a snack and then participants will join their book discussion group. Please click here to see the list of selected titles. Many of the titles are available in the LMC.

Yearbooks for the 2019-2020 school year are now on sale! Books are $65 until September 20th. Get 4 free icons when personalization is added for an additional $6. Order at www.jostensyearbooks.com.

Student Handbook: The wait is over, the 2019/20 student handbook if hot off the press and can be found here. Please be sure to read each section. Mrs. Begue and Mrs. Cyr went through and updated it this summer for the most recent policies. The table of contents has been designed to include a quick reference section for the most frequently used policies. After reading through this document, please log on to Ecollect and click the applicable acknowledgment stating you have done so. We need one from each family at the start of the school year. If you have already filled out Ecollect, please go back on and check that this section is complete.

Parents/Caregivers of 9th and 10th Grade Students: Please see the attached document that contains the Chromebook agreement, guidelines, and protection plan for 2019-2020.

Project Graduation’s next meeting is Monday, Sep. 16 at 7 pm in the Bacon Academy

Inishmor is hosting a 10% night for Project Graduation on Thursday, Sep. 26! Good food for a great cause!

Math Calculator: Algebra 1 Level 2 or Geometry Level 3 students are required to provide their own graphing calculators. Click here to view a photo/details of the calculator that will be used in math class throughout high school.

Bacon Spirit Wear: https://fancloth.shop/BQY3B Bacon Academy Clothing Fundraiser! Sophomores: There are YELLOW shirts for Class Color Day, in both short sleeve and long sleeve versions! The ordering deadline is Sept.6th! So, place your orders now! Any questions please email: mblumberger@colchesterct.org Thank you from the Class of 2022 for ordering!

Harlem Wizards Trick Hoops & Alley-Oops coming Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 6:30pm to Bacon Academy! Friends of Football is hosting a family friendly fun-filled basketball fundraiser. Come out and watch Colchester teachers and staff play against the awe-inspiring Wizards. You will see a magical display of tricks, high energy comedy and audience interaction. Click here for details and Order form here.

UPDATE FROM THE SCHOOL COUNSELING OFFICE

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SENIORS

JUNIORS AND SENIORS

College representatives are starting to book visits to Bacon Academy. Log on to your Naviance account>on the front page you can see the colleges that will be visiting Bacon. You can register to visit a representative in Naviance. If you have a class, the morning of the visit stop by the guidance office for a pass. Remember-you are responsible for any work you are missing when visiting a college rep. Any questions see Mrs. DesSureault or Mrs. Blumberger in guidance.

Beginning September 1, 2019, applications will be accepted for the 2020 Aspirations in Computing awards. T

Here is a link to some scholarship opportunities offered by the CollegeBoard

AP FEE REGISTRATION AND COST OF EXAMS FOR 2019-20 (Please read--very important) The College Board has changed their policies for test registrations. Starting in the fall, students who are signed up to take AP classes will have to pay for exams in the fall. Here is the link.

Release of Information for Scholarships: The School Counseling Office will be following the FERPA guidelines with regards to sending out information pertaining to requests for Scholarships. Students will need to fill out a scholarship request form for every scholarship they apply for. The counseling office will require (5) days to fulfill your request. It is your responsibility to watch deadline dates

KEEPING YOUR RESUME UPDATED It is important for all students to keep their resume in Naviance updated. The counseling department references student resumes for awards and opportunities that become available.

SENIOR INFORMATION

Letters of Recommendation: Select ALL SCHOOLS in Naviance when requesting a teacher letter of recommendation! If you have selected each school individually, delete those requests and re-enter ONE request for ALL SCHOOLS. Note, there IS a delay when you will receive notification that teachers have uploaded letters.

Wondering what you should be doing? Here’s the Senior PlanningCheat Sheet:

NEW DATES!! SAT and ACT: Please visit here for all SAT and ACT test dates:

AP SCORES/ FEE REGISTRATION AND COST OF EXAMS FOR 2019-20:The scores of the 2018-2019 AP Exams are available. The College Board has changed their policies for test registrations. Starting in the fall, students who are signed up to take AP classes will have to pay for exams in the fall.

AP FEE REGISTRATION AND COST OF EXAMS FOR 2019-20 (Please read--very important) The College Board has changed their policies for test registrations. Starting in the fall, students who are signed up to take AP classes will have to pay for exams in the fall. Here is the link.

UCFS Colchester Behavioral Health Center Programs:FLEXIBLE FRIENDS! A group for boys and girls ages 7-9 to build regulation, social and competency skills. PERSPECTIVE DETECTIVES A group for children ages 10-13 with High Functioning Autism, ADHD, and Anxiety. Click here for flier with details.

CYB Travel Registration for 4-8th grade Boys/Girls in 4-8th grade is open!at www.colchesterbasketball.org. There are no fees for tryouts or registration. Tryout dates are tentatively scheduled for late September/early October. If you have any questions at eboard@colchesterbasketball.org.

Harlem Wizards Trick Hoops & Alley-Oops coming Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 6:30pm to Bacon Academy! Friends of Football is hosting a family friendly fun-filled basketball fundraiser. Come out and watch Colchester teachers and staff play against the awe-inspiring Wizards. You will see a magical display of tricks, high energy comedy and audience interaction. Click here for details.

Website Accessibility: The Colchester Public School District is committed to making our website content accessible to all members of the public, including those with disabilities. If assistance is needed in accessing material on any of the CPS website pages, please contact Dawn Shea at 860-537-7267. Download Adobe Reader here: https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/acrobat/pdf-reader.html